Johannesburg Soweto and Apartheid Museum Day Tour from Pretoria From R1699

Johannesburg Soweto and Apartheid Museum Day Tour from Pretoria From R1699

The Apartheid Museum is one of South Africa’s most important history museums, offering a harrowing insight into the rise and fall of the apartheid regime. On this tour, combine a visit to the Apartheid Museum with a tour of the Soweto township, the former home of Nelson Mandela. Discover the township’s troubled history and rich cultural heritage as you stroll down Vilikazi Street, learn about the Youth Uprising in 1976 at the Hector Pieterson Museum and visit the Nelson Mandela House Museum.

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Stop At: Johannesburg Fort, Kotze Street Hillbrow, Johannesburg South Africa

Depart from your hotel location in Johannesburg for this historical tour, which features Johannesburg, Soweto and Apartheid Museum all in one day.

Sail through Johannesburg suburbs, meandering through different roads all built in the apartheid era with a glimpse of South Africa traffic on the motorway past Johannesburg City where you will get to see the tall buildings of Johannesburg city famously known as City of Gold. As you continue to your destination, you get to pass through a few mines that show evidence of Johannesburg being a City of Gold. As you approach Soweto township, you get a different feeling due to the a different City Plan, and yes you will have arrived in South West Town A.K.A Soweto.

You'll then dig into the two museums, namely Hector Peterson famous for its 1976 youth uprising, which shook the then Apartheid government to its core. You'll also get to see Mandela house, which has been also turned into a museum and after you head to Apartheid Museum to know actually what was happening during apartheid. Wind down the tour by passing through Nelson Mandela bridge constructed in honour of the late Icon.

Conclude your tour and go back to your hotel.


Duration: 8 hours